To enable connections between devices, configure these ports in your environment.

Activation and Service Updates

This table lists the required connections for activation, publishing system updates, and enhanced support.

The perimeter firewall controlling internet-bound traffic must be configured to allow the following connections.

Source

Destination

Service

Purpose

TCA-CP

  • connect.tec.vmware.com

  • hybridity-depot.vmware.com

TCP-443

  • Activation and entitlement.

  • Access to published TCA-CP updates.

VMware Telco Cloud Automation Manager

  • connect.tec.vmware.com

  • hybridity-depot.vmware.com

TCP-443

  • Activation and entitlement.

  • Access to published VMware Telco Cloud Automation Control Plane updates.

VMware Telco Cloud Automation Manager

TCA-CP

TCP-443

VIM configuration and management.

TCA-CP Connections

Allow these connections between TCA-CP and the local VIM environment.

Source

Destination

Service

Purpose

TCA-CP

vCenter Server

TCP-443

vSphere SSO Lookup Service

TCA-CP

ESXi host

TCP-443

TCA-CP

NSX Manager

TCP-443

NSX API

TCA-CP

VMware Cloud Director

TCP-443

vCD API access

TCA-CP

AMQP/RabbitMQ Broker

TCP-5671/5672

Advanced Message Queue Protocol (SSL or non-SSL notifications)

TCA-CP

vRealize Orchestrator

TCP-8281

vRealize Orchestrator integrations

Web Portal

TCA-CP

TCP-443

VMware Telco Cloud Automation UI

Web Portal

TCA-CP

TCP-9443

VMware Telco Cloud Automation UI

Telco Cloud Automation Environment Connections

Allow these connections between VMware Telco Cloud Automation and local environments.

Source

Destination

Service

Purpose

VMware Telco Cloud Automation

vCenter Server

TCP-443, TCP-7444

vSphere SSO Lookup Service

Web portal

VMware Telco Cloud Automation

TCP-443

VMware Telco Cloud Management service UI

Web portal

VMware Telco Cloud Automation

TCP-9443

Telco Cloud Management appliance management UI

Management Services Connections

The perimeter firewall controlling internet-bound traffic must be configured to allow the following connections.

Source

Destination

Service

Purpose

TCA-CP

DNS Server

TCP-53

Name services

TCA-CP

NTP Server

TCP-123

Synchronized time

TCA-CP

DNS Server

TCP-53

Name services

TCA-CP

NTP Server

TCP-123

Synchronized time